1 in 10 adults in L.A. County, CA is in the U.S. illegally

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About one in 10 adults is an [illegal alien] who crossed the border illegally or overstayed a visa
Article author: 
Cindy Chang
Article publisher: 
Los Angeles Times
Article date: 
8 May 2013
Article category: 
National News
Tags: 
population
illegal immigration
illegal aliens
government
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In some parts of Koreatown and South Los Angeles, one in three adult residents is in the country illegally, according to a study released Tuesday by researchers at USC.

Countywide, about one in 10 adults is an immigrant who crossed the border illegally or overstayed a visa, the study found. Many of those immigrants have put down roots here: Half have been in the country for more than a decade, and 12% are homeowners.
 
Many are also the parents of American citizens. In Los Angeles County, one in five children has a parent living in the country illegally, according to the study.
 
In Los Angeles County, 63% of immigrants here illegally are from Mexico and 22% from Central America, according to the study. Eight percent are from the Philippines, Korea or China.
 
In the Bay Area, the percentage of Asians in the unauthorized population is much higher, 23%. In the Sacramento area, 8% of immigrants in the country illegally are from Russia and other parts of the former Soviet Union.
 
[...] Immigrants residing in L.A. County illegally make a median wage of $18,000 a year, compared with $47,000 for U.S.-born residents. Half work in factories, restaurants, construction or house cleaning, the study found. Only 33% have health insurance.
 
Nearly half of the county's immigrants here illegally lack a high school diploma, and 60% do not speak English well, according to the study ...
 
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